Featured editorial

	Will generic hypertension guidelines reduce the proliferation of directives? Jan A Staessen and Eoin O’Brien Heart 2007; 93: 775-777. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.109512 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

	Collaterals: how important are they? Gerald S Werner Heart 2007; 93: 778-779. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.108159 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Assessment of aortic stenosis severity: check the valve but don’t forget the arteries! Philippe Pibarot and Jean G Dumesnil Heart 2007; 93: 780-782. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.111914 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Personality and heart disease A Steptoe and G J Molloy Heart 2007; 93: 783-784. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.109355 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Heart: technology and guidelines L Ceri Davies Heart 2007; 93: 785. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.119149 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Journal scan

	JournalScan Heart 2007; 93: 890-892. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews

	A quantitative estimate of bare-metal stenting compared with balloon angioplasty in patients with acute myocardial infarction: angiographic measures in relation to clinical outcome Tone Svilaas, Iwan C C van der Horst, and Felix Zijlstra Heart 2007; 93: 792-800. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.093740 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Heart reviews

	Prognosis of stable angina pectoris: why we need larger population studies with higher endpoint resolution Adam D Timmis, Gene Feder, and Harry Hemingway Heart 2007; 93: 786-791. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 4 September 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.103119

Rapid communication

Assessment of aortic stenosis by three-dimensional echocardiography: an accurate and novel approach Sorel Goland, Alfredo Trento, Kiyoshi Iida, Lawrence S C Czer, Michele De Robertis, Tasneem Z Naqvi, Kirsten Tolstrup, Takashi Akima, Huai Luo, and Robert J Siegel Heart 2007; 93: 801-807. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 May 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.110726

Original research

	Effects of long-term treatment with carvedilol on myocardial blood flow in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy Danilo Neglia, Renata De Maria, Stefano Masi, Michela Gallopin, Patrizia Pisani, Silvia Pardini, Antonello Gavazzi, Antonio L’Abbate, and Oberdan Parodi Heart 2007; 93: 808-813. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 19 January 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.095208
	Failure to consult for symptoms of heart failure in patients with a type-D personality Angélique A Schiffer, Johan Denollet, Jos W Widdershoven, Eric H Hendriks, and Otto R F Smith Heart 2007; 93: 814-818. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 7 March 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.102822
	Added value of a physician-and-nurse-directed heart failure clinic: results from the Deventer–Alkmaar heart failure study Pieta W F Bruggink-André de la Porte, Dirk J A Lok, Dirk J van Veldhuisen, Jan van Wijngaarden, Jan H Cornel, Nicolaas P A Zuithoff, Erik Badings, and Arno W Hoes Heart 2007; 93: 819-825. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 25 October 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.095810
	Myeloperoxidase aids prognostication together with N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in high-risk patients with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction Sohail Q Khan, Dominic Kelly, Paulene Quinn, Joan E Davies, and Leong L Ng Heart 2007; 93: 826-831. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 28 December 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.091041
	Optimising the dichotomy limit for left ventricular ejection fraction in selecting patients for defibrillator therapy after myocardial infarction Yee Guan Yap, Trinh Duong, J Martin Bland, Marek Malik, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Lars Køber, Mark M Gallagher, and A John Camm Heart 2007; 93: 832-836. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 19 January 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.102186
	One-day kinetics of myocardial engraftment after intracoronary injection of bone marrow mononuclear cells in patients with acute and chronic myocardial infarction M Penicka, O Lang, P Widimsky, P Kobylka, T Kozak, T Vanek, J Dvorak, J Tintera, and J Bartunek Heart 2007; 93: 837-841. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 19 February 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.091934
	The delay of contrast arrival in magnetic resonance first-pass perfusion imaging: a novel non-invasive parameter detecting collateral-dependent myocardium O M Muehling, A Huber, C Cyran, S O Schoenberg, M Reiser, G Steinbeck, M Nabauer, and M Jerosch-Herold Heart 2007; 93: 842-847. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 7 March 2007. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.103788
	Impact of blood pressure on the Doppler echocardiographic assessment of severity of aortic stenosis Stephen H Little, Kwan-Leung Chan, and Ian G Burwash Heart 2007; 93: 848-855. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 29 November 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.098392
	Thr164Ile polymorphism of ß2-adrenergic receptor negatively modulates cardiac contractility: implications for prognosis in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy Emanuele Barbato, Martin Penicka, Leen Delrue, Frederic Van Durme, Bernard De Bruyne, Marc Goethals, William Wijns, Marc Vanderheyden, and Jozef Bartunek Heart 2007; 93: 856-861. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.091959 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Technology and guidelines

	Secondary prevention for patients following a myocardial infarction: summary of NICE guidance J S Skinner, A Cooper, G S Feder on behalf of the Guideline Development Group Heart 2007; 93: 862-864. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.124321 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Commentary on NICE guidance for secondary prevention for patients following a myocardial infarction J S Skinner and R Minhas Heart 2007; 93: 864-866. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.124305 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Featured correspondence

	Transcatheter closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect Anita Dumitrescu, Geoffrey K Lane, James L Wilkinson, T H Goh, Daniel J Penny, and Andrew M Davis Heart 2007; 93: 867. doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.119461 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The author’s reply: Ian Sullivan Heart 2007; 93: 867. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Education in Heart

	Treatment of stable angina Itsik Ben-Dor and Alexander Battler Heart 2007; 93: 868-874. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.083659 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning
	Screening athletes for heart disease Michael H Crawford Heart 2007; 93: 875-879. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.085365 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning
	Pulmonary regurgitation in congenital heart disease Rajiv R Chaturvedi and Andrew N Redington Heart 2007; 93: 880-889. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.075234 [Extract] [Full text] [web only references] [PDF] [Request Permissions] BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning

Miscellanea

	Images in Cardiology: Wegener’s granulomatosis with progressive conduction disturbances and atrial fibrillation H E Lim, Y-H Lee, and J C Ahn Heart 2007; 93: 777. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.090530 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Congenital absence of the pulmonary valve S Howard, S Wan, and L J Freeman Heart 2007; 93: 779. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.097535 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle after repairing a ventricular septal defect complicating acute myocardial infarction A Ghatak and M Farrer Heart 2007; 93: 782. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.095661 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	WEB TOP 10 Heart 2007; 93: 791. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Type A aortic dissection: a hidden and lethal cause for failed thrombolytic treatment in acute myocardial infarction Chi-Hang Lee and Jimmy Lim Heart 2007; 93: 825. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.100156 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: A rare single coronary artery with an anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the posterior atrioventricular right coronary artery Jérôme Roncalli, Meyer Elbaz, and Valérie Chabbert Heart 2007; 93: 836. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.095919 [Extract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Hydatid cyst of the heart Deepak Natarajan and Motilal Bera Heart 2007; 93: 847. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.095869 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Endocarditis of left ventricular apical patch with cavity formation Karol Curila, Jaroslav Tintera, and Martin Penicka Heart 2007; 93: 855. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.095265 [Extract] [Full text] [web only media] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Left ventricular thrombus associated with left ventricular apical ballooning Pablo Robles, Jose Julio Jimenez, and Manuel Alonso Heart 2007; 93: 861. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.095372 [Extract] [Full text] [web only media] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Images in Cardiology: Percutaneous patent foramen ovale closure in a patient with platypnoea-orthodeoxia syndrome P A Henriksen, K Strachan, C Selby, and D B Northridge Heart 2007; 93: 892. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.089755 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]